Boys Basketball | Morris Herald-News

Here is the 2025-26 All-Interstate 8 Conference boys basketball team, as voted on by I-8 coaches.
Brady Pettigrew earned first-team All-State honors. Nedas Venckus made third-team. Two of the area's top prospects are headed to the next level. Here's who else earned postseason recognition.

In front of its home crowd, Wilmington's boys basketball team claimed the Class 2A regional championship with a 54-43 win over Seneca on Friday night.

Woodland's boys basketball team scored the night’s initial six points, built its advantage to double digits by the close of that quarter and withstood a couple second-half runs to top Newark 57-38 and claim the Class 1A Woodland Regional championship.

Marquette and St. Bede advanced to Friday's championship of the Class 1A Serena Regional with semifinal wins over Midland and Dwight on Wednesday night on Al Stegman Court.

Minooka's boys basketball team saw its season end with an 81-46 loss to Peoria Richwoods at the Class 4A Minooka Regional semifinals Wednesday night.

Morris traded a handful of lead changes and four first-quarter ties with Kankakee, but the Kays proved too much to handle in a 25-point decision in the IHSA Class 3A Geneseo Regional semifinals on Wednesday.

Coal City defeated Manteno by a 45-37 final in the IHSA Class 2A Manteno Regional quarterfinals Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.


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